Reflections Detailing: 2000 Corvette C5

[Greg Nichols]

My self and another high quality detailer (SuperBee) had the opportunity to work on a trio (black Vette, Ferrari Moden 360 F1, 911) of cars that needed some paint corrections done to restore them to better than new. Lucky for us the owner is a car enthusiast and really valued our workmanship, and was always in the garage seeking advice to keep the cars looking as good as possible, he is also a VERY nice guy to work for.

The hood and front quarters were repainted 2 years ago, the repaint was super soft! A real PITA to work with, the rest of the car was the standard corvette clear. The repaint areas would scratch with the softest MF towels on the market!

Exterior:
P21s Total auto wash to remove the years of “stuff” on the paint surface
Inspection in the sun to reveal the defects.
Foam Cannon the car for maximum dwell time.
Clayed the entire car to prep the surface for maximum gloss
P21s wheel gel cleaner
P21s TAW on the inner wheels to remove heavy brake dust
Amazing roll off the tires
Megs 105 and purple foamed wool
Menzerna 106FA finishing pad
Menzerna Final Polish II finishing pad
IPA wipe down after each polishing phase
Re-foam the car to remove any polishing oils and prep for the sealant
Rinsed with RO water, allowed to dry.

Interior:
Deep vac carpets
Steamed all surfaces
Extracted floor mats
Wiped down all hard surfaces with ONR
Owner wanted a matt finish and ONR gave that
All glass cleaned with Sprayway (perfect for aftermarket tined windows)

Engine Detail:
Clean with P21s TAW
Rinse with RO water
Dry
CD-2 all the hoses, shrouds, and plastics

Dress:
Z16 on tires
Black WOW
Danase Wet
Finish Kare FK 1000p (two coats)
Finish Kare FK 1000p on the wheels

Here are some before shots:






Here are the money shots and afters:






Cheers,
GREG and SuperBee

[Apollo_Auto]

Awesome guys! Greg, is that your garage?

[Jakerooni]

I want that garage!!!.. Is it just me or are the pics really "grainy" here?

[TheMethod]

Awesome garage, and great work. I agree on the grainy pics...maybe their ISO was set really high??

[VroomVroom]

Outstanding work!

FYI - high ISO seems like the culprit to me. Here's the last shot cleaned up a bit in Noiseware Pro...

[Greg Nichols]

the garage is a LARGE 4 car, drains, hot and cold, High output flor lights, heat, windows, sealed floor. SuperBee asked the owner if we could really foam the car in the gargage, owner said yes do do.......SuperBees response "this is like drinking a beer in church!"

Why the pics are gainy I don't know, the ISO was set to auto. I wonder if its because I added a watermark?

Cheers,
GREG

[Pats300zx]

Awesome job....Way to go Supe and Greg...

[Apollo_Auto]

Originally Posted by Greg Nichols

the garage is a LARGE 4 car, drains, hot and cold, High output flor lights, heat, windows, sealed floor. SuperBee asked the owner if we could really foam the car in the gargage, owner said yes do do.......SuperBees response "this is like drinking a beer in church!"

Why the pics are gainy I don't know, the ISO was set to auto. I wonder if its because I added a watermark?

Cheers,
GREG

Chances are if you gave it a watermark, you've compromised the original shot... in other words, the picture has been resized at a differnt quality level !

[bufferbarry]

nice work!!!!

[VroomVroom]

The watermark wouldn't generate the noise - my guess is the auto ISO was at "fault" - possibly also a function of whatever the white balance settings may have been. I noticed in your pics the EXIF information had been stripped - I'm guessing by an app that resized the photo? If you can view the properties of one of the original files, the ISO information should be in there. Just a guess, but I'd expect that number to be in the 800 or even 1600 range.

In any case, sorry for the tangent. Again, awesome work on the car!

[gmblack3a]

Nice work guys. Sounds like a fun one with the standard hard clear and a soft repaint.

If I may.....The watermark positioning is taking away from the work on the car.

[Richie Carbone]

Excellent turn around!